One-way traffic

Since the other party has already said that they are not the real mastermind, it means that this sudden temperature change in Gensokyo is definitely not the work of the youkai in front of them.

Correspondingly, the other party should also have some other reasons for doing so.

There's no particular reason.

Surprisingly, the girl didn't seem very interested in the topic.

"But I just think that a slightly longer winter isn't so bad. Spring would be troublesome, so I'd like to try to keep winter going as long as possible."

"...Is that all?"

"That's all? Ah, in your opinion, all of this is probably a rather absurd reason, after all, you are just a human being."

then.

The girl, surrounded by ice and snow, looked at him with a smile for the first time.

"But I'm completely different."

Crack! Crack! Crack! Crack! Even the temperature of the space itself was forcibly lowered, causing the moisture in the air to be forcibly distorted into small ice particles.

“I am Lady Horvatlock, a monster bound to the season called winter, so… you should understand why I’m doing this, right?”

"I don't care about all that. For me, there's only one very simple thing that matters."

It doesn't really matter whether the other party is a fairy or a monster.

"Anyway, as long as there are guys standing in my way, I will definitely not hesitate to take down these bastards one by one."

Having said all that, there's no longer any need for confirmation between the two of them.

The ice monster who called herself Lady put away her smile.

The next moment.

A power surpassing that of all previous fairies enveloped everything around it.

Chapter 428 The Easiest Side

In the blink of an eye, everything around me changed.

Accelerator's body was covered in endless cold, and the surrounding temperature dropped sharply.

At first glance, it seems to be due to temperature changes caused by climate, but in reality, the situation around here is not that simple at all.

The temperature of the surrounding space was thus reduced to an extreme level.

Even without looking, it's clear that everything was caused by the monster in front of them.

According to her own words, she should be a monster who is very good at manipulating cold.

Before long, ice and snow enveloped the entire surrounding space.

This phenomenon is only the initial effect; as time goes on, it will affect a wider range of areas, and the resulting phenomena will become even more unusual.

Lady Horvatlock, an ice monster who wields the power of cold.

With this power, she could even forcibly lower the temperature of the space itself, which alone was enough to confirm her position in the realm of monsters.

Even if she wasn't the mastermind behind all this, she should not be underestimated.

Relying on that ability, which is extremely dangerous to humans, the girl's body stirred up a wind powerful enough to engulf and invade everything.

Like an icy wind that wants to swallow the world itself.

"Hahaha—!! How about that? Is there any way to say anything now?"

The human voice can no longer be heard at all.

The icy wind swept away everything around her, and Lady, who was suspended in mid-air, opened her arms wide, leaving herself alone in a cold domain.

The battle seemed to have ended from the very beginning.

The other party seemed completely unable to resist her abilities, which was an expected outcome. Humans react with great fear to their own abilities, an experience she had personally witnessed in countless deep winters of the past.

For humans, perhaps the worst enemy they should encounter is a monster like her.

Unlike the race called fairies, the nature of monsters is more twisted. Most of them see humans as prey, especially powerful monsters.

Lady had no reason to kill humans without cause.

However, if the other party truly intends to bring spring and end this winter, I will certainly not sit idly by.

The only time she can properly engage in activities in Gensokyo is during this brief winter.

It's a rare opportunity for her to truly experience a day of freedom, so how could she possibly let this life simply vanish?

Before we knew it, we could no longer hear any sounds except for the howling wind and snow.

It seems that although that human could easily defeat Cirno and the others, he was powerless against his own abilities.

"Although it's somewhat unfair to that human, this should be fine for now."

It is said that there is a shrine maiden in Gensokyo who is specifically responsible for resolving incidents.

She didn't know where she was now, but Lady guessed that there was no reason why the other party wouldn't have noticed the anomaly that had kept Gensokyo in winter for almost half a year.

She should be able to resolve all of this soon.

It doesn't matter, I'll just deal with her like I am now when the time comes.

Lady didn't think she would encounter any extraordinary trouble. Even the shrine maiden of Gensokyo wasn't necessarily invincible. In other words, it was quite possible that she could defeat her.

No matter what, I will not let anyone who tries to take away this winter get away with it.

With this in mind, she decided to restore everything to its original state.

then.

From directly behind that area.

Something, something completely imperceptible, suddenly appeared.

"--Huh?"

Subsequently.

Lady, still floating in place, felt an unexpected impact directly on her back.

There wasn't even the slightest suspense.

The power showed no mercy, and thus, it penetrated her entire body without reservation.

"Pfft—Whoa?!"

As if struck by an invisible heavy object, Lady's body instantly caved in.

--what happened?

Who attacked? How did they launch the attack? When? And how did they attack themselves?!

A question flashed through Lady's mind, and when she came to her senses, everything within her sight began to recede in all directions like a rocket.

No, it was she who was sent flying backwards.

She was so shocked by the impact that she was sent flying in an instant.

At the last moment, she managed to turn her head away with difficulty.

And so she saw it.

The attackers were the humans whom they had previously assumed had been dealt with.

He remained in mid-air, perfectly still in the position of his flying kick.

Realizing this marked the beginning of the end.

Lady's body and consciousness crashed to the ground like a meteorite, plunging her into complete ruin.

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Accelerator retracted his right foot, looking rather bored.

The enemy is an ice monster with the power to lower the temperature of the space. Although its ability is the same as Cirno's, which is to control cold-related powers, the two are completely different in nature.

Even in this situation, he still has ways to deal with the opponent instantly.

Even if the temperature of a space can be lowered, it still only belongs to the dimension of space.

The instant his opponent unleashed his power, Accelerator also unleashed his own.

That is, relying on the power of time, which is completely opposite to space.

"For me to be able to use this level of strength here, you must be a well-known and influential figure."

The answer is right beside them.

Accelerator raised his hand and retrieved all six generators, which were pure black and resembled sharp spikes, into his hand.

"Time-Space Generator".

With this equipment that allows him to completely control the two dimensional forces of time and space, even if the enemy possesses great power, it will be meaningless.

In that instant, the first one stopped the flow of time in this world.

Unleash an overwhelming attack in an instant, completely crushing the enemy to the point of unconsciousness, and then there will be no problem at all.

For him, this battle could end so easily.

If this power had been used from the beginning, the monster named Lady wouldn't have been able to utter a single word and would have been completely defeated in an instant.

However, he did not use this method to finish off his opponent. Instead, he waited for his opponent to fully demonstrate his power before retaliating in kind.

Because he was thinking about something.

The monster named Lady Horvatlock is not a minor character whose nature can be easily defined.

Accelerator himself had also considered this to some extent.

If the opponent had unleashed all their power from the very beginning, the entire Gensokyo would probably have been completely engulfed by an anomaly no less severe than this spring snowfall.

The reason they came out to obstruct me was because they only wanted to prolong this winter a little longer.

Faced with Lady's actions, he gave her the opportunity to fully demonstrate her will.

Even though the final result is still an easy defeat, the essential meaning has changed.

Simply put, it's like obeying the enemy's will and then completely defeating them.

If it were the past him, he probably wouldn't have considered any of this.

Defeat any enemy that appears in front of you. Their affairs are none of your business. Just kill anyone who stands in your way.

"...I have indeed changed a lot since then."

He muttered it as if complaining.

Once everything was settled, the first figure began to move again.

In order to move forward toward the source of that anomaly.

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So, even the first one probably didn't realize it.

Some time after he left.

In the shadows, something began to move.

They coiled together, like a symbiotic organism, and slowly followed him away.

Chapter 429 The Encounter at the Lost Home

We arrived at an incredible place.

Accelerator looked around and found that the village was filled with a strange atmosphere.

Although I had already visited the village called Human Village in this Gensokyo, the village in front of me had a completely different atmosphere.

After entering through the huge torii gate at the main entrance of the village, countless mansions come into view.

just.

"...They're all shut-ins."

Most of the houses in this village are very large, with a small number being thatched-roof houses.

But regardless of the type, these houses all exude the same atmosphere of utter stillness.